Hook.



No. 860,178. PATENTED JULY 16', 1907.

WW; I v I v w. D. ZIEGLERQ 00K. APPLIOA FILED FEB. 4| i907.

anoznlfoz WILLIAM D. ZIEGLER, OF GENTRALIA, WASHINGTON.

HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed February 4, 1907. Serial No. 355,621.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. ZIEGLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Gentralia, in the county of Lewis'and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to hooks and especially to that kind known as butt hooks for use on the end of a cable used in logging and similar industries, and has for its objects to provide a hook which shall be simple and strong in construction and which has its throat closed by a latch which will prevent the body, which is grasped by the hook, from escaping therefrom. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a side view of the hook, Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My improved hook consists of a heavy shank 1 through which the cable hole 2 is made and to which the latch 3 is pivoted and on the end of which the hook 4 is formed. The latch 3 consists of a sector shaped plate pivoted in a slot 5 in the end of shank 1 adjacent to the throat of the hook in such manner that the latch will close the throat when it is swung in as shown in the drawings. The latch 3 is provided with a partially circular hub 6 through which the pivot 7 passes. The edge of the slot 5 is circular and close to the hub 6 so that no dirt can enter the slot. The hub 6 is cut away on its inner side to form a shoulder against which a spring 8 presses in such a manner as to keep the latch in the position shown. The spring 8 may be made in many ways, but the one illustrated is, I believe, the most satisfactory in the long run. A hole 9 is bored through the shank and a long flat spring 8 inserted therein and held against one side by a block, either formed integral with the spring or inserted separately. The spring is then looked in its place by a rivet 10 at right angles to the hole 9 and engaging the edge of the spring. The nose of the hook 4 has a slot 11 formed at its end in which the latch plate 3 passes, the sides of which slot 11 keep the plate 3 from side strain. The form of the latch plate 3 is such that the exposed side is practically in line with the nose of the hook so that engage the hub 6 and not the shoulder formed thereon. The threat is then open and the article in the hook may be removed or inserted and the latch is then closed again by simply turning it on its pivot until the spring 8 engages the shoulder and completes the closing.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

In a butt hook, the combination of a main' hook-shaped body having a hole therthrough for connection to the. pulling body, a slot formed in said main body adjacent the throat of the hook, a slot across the nose of the hook and extending to the throat thereof and being opposite to said first slot, a sector-shaped latch pivoted in said first slot and engaging said second slot, said latch passing through said second slot to the main body of the hook across the throat thereof, a shoulder formed on the hub of said latch and adapted to be engaged by a spring to keep the latch closed, and a spring mounted in said main body and engag ing said shoulder on the hub of the latch to operate it, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM D. ZIEGLER.

Witnesses B. H. RHODES, W. H. House. 

